Hawking Technology NC220W 802.11b Wireless Network Camera Server

Product Description

The Hawking NC220W/NC200 Wireless/Wired Network Camera Server is the ideal solution for live video images over the Intranet and Internet for remote monitoring. This Camera Server allows remote access from a web browser or Windows Utility for live image viewing. You can manage anywhere, any time in the world. It can be used as Video Surveillance system for homes, offices, remote office, school, warehouse, factory, banks, hospitals, child-care centers, amusement parks and other varieties of industrial and public monitoring. The Camera Server can also be used for intruder detection, capturing still images for archiving, and many more applications. The Hawking Camera Server can support a variety of platforms such as TCP/IP networking, SMTP E-mail, HTTP Web browser, and other Internet related protocols. It can be utilized in a mixed operating system environment such as Windows, Unix, Linux and Mac. It can be integrated easily into other Internet/Intranet applications. The Hawking Camera Server NC220W supports both 10/100Mbps wired Ethernet and/or 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN (NC200 model supports only Wired) providing the advantage of mobility, flexibility, and high performance transmission. The NC220W will enable you to connect via wired and wireless simultaneously. The 802.11b Wireless Network Camera Server features 2 antenna connectors and supports protocols: HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, BOOTP, RARP, DHCP, PPPoE; WEP encryption: 64-bit, 128 bit.

Customer Reviews:

Worse Web Cameras Ever.......2006-02-04

These are a new generation of "webcams". These cameras have a built in web server. They connect to your home net via ethernet. Management programs can display the images from the cameras on your computer screen.

I recently examined a Hawking camera. Superficially, it seemed to have security, but there were only two official ways to get an image from the camera. One was by using a facility where the camera e-mailed you an image. This image was tagged as spam by my provider because it used the big5 character set, even though it contained no text. But the other way was to use a java applet which was automatically downloaded from the camera, the same way any applet would be loaded.

This was the only image data displayed on the camera's web interface.

I wanted to get a still image, so I traced the applet's data stream. The applet simply connected to a port on the camera and then presented four characters and a newline. The camera responded with a four byte header and a jpeg. I was able to use echo, sleep and netcat to pull jpegs out of the camera - but I did not have to present the password to pull jpegs out of the camera.

The instructions that come with the camera tell you to open this port to the Internet via port forwarding from your firewall. You also open the camera's web port.

If you do this, then a hacker can see that you have this camera and then they can look for other open ports, and if they find the camera port, they can easily pull jpegs out of it with no password.

This is OK, though, since the camera is so incredibly bad that all that anyone will see is sort of a flesh shaped amorphous mass. I took this camera back to the store.

There are two other products on the market. One is the D-Link DCS-900W, and the other is the Linksys Wireless G. Both are comparable to the Hawking and way better.

The Linksys presents both sound and video as an MPEG4 stream. I know of no way to get still images from this camera (other than by having the camera e-mail you one). There is an active X control that allows you to view the video on a windows system, or, with the right codecs, you can use Media Player or Mplayer to view the stream. However, only a Windows user using Internet Explorer can access the camera through the web interfacr and see full motion video. Everyone else can go through multiple layers of frames to determe what the url is for the mpeg4 stream - then, that URL can be fed to a regular media player that can play (or record) an mpeg4 stream.

The Linksys can be connected to a 10 or 100 wired ethernet, or to an 802.11b or 802.11g wireless net. It supports WEP. By default it is configured to run at a fixed address - but it can run on WEP. A unique feature is that it has a small LCD panel and the LCD panel displays the IP address that it uses. It can look for motion within the camera and send out alerts by e-mail if motion is detected (that is, no external program is required to deal with automated motion detection from this camera). All data is presented on the web interface, and basic authentication (userid and password) is demanded if the camera is set up to require it before the video stream, or any data other than the base screen is presented. There are two levels of users - those who can display the video stream and one user who can administer the box.

I have not installed the Linksys management software - it seems to be unneeded. If I could find an open source solution that would allow me to convert mpeg4 to a still jpeg, then this would be the winning solution. But the conversion stacks I have found garble the images horribly. I believe that there is conversion available in the support software.

The D-Link has a URL where a jpeg can be accessed. All interaction is via web - and all interaction requires basic security. There are two levels of users - One user who can configure the camera and those who can just display pics.

The D-Link has a Java applet and an active-X control - take your pick - that allows you to view motion pictures - and it also has full motion video - so you can view full motion video from any browser that supports Java applets, or, if you are an IE user who has not installed Java, you can use the Active-X control to look at the video. Thus, the full motion video should work for almost everyone - I know it works in Linux and Windows. The D-Link has the best low light capability. It also has the clearest picture, by far. It does not have 802.11g and it does not have sound. It does support WEP. Internally, (to the applet) the motion data is presented as a series of jpegs, using a standard http stream format. All video or jpeg data is presented only after successful basic authentication.

The management software for the D-Link camera works reasonably well, but there is no reason to use it other than, perhaps, for upgrading the flash - although the "lite" software can present a very high quality full screen full motion video. All motion detection recording on the D-Link is done in an application on a connected windows PC.

These cameras cost a few dollars more than the Hawking, but they actually have a modicum of security.

The Linksys is a winner if you need sound, or if you want to get the extra performance of an 802.11g device - if you do not have any 802.11b devices, you might well not want to introduce the first one.

If you need motion detection in the camera, the Linksys devices also win. Linksys cameras and a wireless router would obivate the need for a computer onsite, and, with a DSL connection, say, would allow for the accumulation, at a central site, of images where motion was detected.

If you do not need sound - say, for a manned security setup, the D-Link cameras would allow you to put 16 cameras on a single screen - no wiring cost, and you could have motion detection and recording. That would be expensive, but probably much cheaper than any other solution. Considering that you could avoid wiring, it would be a winner.

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Panasonic SL-SX451C Portable CD/MP3 Player with Car Kit

Panasonic SL-SX451C Portable CD/MP3 Player with Car Kit

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Portable CD Players | Portable Audio & Video | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics | All Portable CD Players | CD Players With Car Kits | MP3-CD Players
CD Players | Portable Audio & Video | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
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Tech B BTAA1201 AA Batteries 12-Pack Alkaline

Product Features:

Personal CD player car kit with cigarette lighter power adapter and cassette adapter

Plays CDs and MP3s (on CD-R/RW discs) through car's cassette deck and speakers

Digital remastering restores MP3 files' lost fidelity; S-XBS and S-XBS+ bass boost

Anti-skip system eliminates interruptions from active use; 20-track programming

Runs for 50 hours (CD) or 85 hours (MP3) on 2 AA batteries; 5.31 by 0.94 by 5.31 inches (W x H x D)

ASIN: B0009G026C

Product Description

This compact portable player lets you listen to your MP3-encoded CDs too! It features Panasonic's No Skip System with 100-second memory back-up for MP3 playback. Exclusive D-Sound brings an incredible listening experience. There's an integrated remaster circuit for superb MP3 playback on any CD that has pre-recorded MP3 tracks, including CDR and CDRW discs. Enjoy long playback time-up to 85 hours with 2 AA alkaline batteries, sold separately. An included car kit includes a 12-Volt DC car power adapter and a cassette adapter to play through a car's cassette section of a car stereo. So wherever you go, whatever you do, this portable CD player performs beautifully for your enjoyment. No-skip anti-skip system backup memory - 45-sec for CD-DA and 100-sec (at 128 kbps) for MP3 playback Includes Stereo Earphones

Amazon.com Product Description

The Panasonic SL-SX451C personal CD player comes with everything you need to listen to music through your car's built-in cassette stereo. Outfitted with a power adapter that plugs into your cigarette lighter and a cassette adapter for the deck itself--along with a pair of stereo headphones for non-vehicle use--the car kit is a good option for people who own older car stereos and don't want to upgrade to more-expensive units. As a further enticement, the CD player isn't restricted to CDs only, as it also plays MP3s burned onto a CD-R/RW disc. The expanded playback options give listeners access to far more of their digital music libraries, while also cutting down on the number of CDs they need to bring along during road trips (the average CD-R holds 10 hours of MP3 music).

Audio-wise, the CD player boasts digital MP3 remastering, which restores most of the fidelity that's lost during the MP3 compression process. The resulting sound is richer and deeper, without the shallow, tinny tones so common to unaltered MP3 songs. The sound is further enriched by the player's S-XBS and S-XBS+ bass boost equalizer settings, along with the Live setting, which delivers concert-hall-like audio. Another audio bonus stems from the CD player's anti-skip system, which reduces or eliminates interruptions whether you're jogging, driving, or simply walking across the room.

The SL-SX451C's playback functions include skip/search controls, random and repeat (one and all) play, and a 20-track programming mode. And even when you're not in the car and can't use the cigarette lighter power adapter, the CD player still offers impressive playback times on a single pair of AA batteries (50 hours for CDs and 85 hours for MP3s). Listeners can further boost the playback times by using rechargeable batteries.

The SL-SX451C, which measures 5.31 by 0.94 by 5.31 inches (W x H x D), comes with a one-year warranty on parts and labor.

What's in the Box
CD player, stereo headphones, cigarette lighter adapter, cassette adapter, user's manual.

Customer Reviews:

Panasonic SL-SX451C Portable CD/MP3 Player with Car Kit.......2005-10-17

Very pleased with this item. It seems to eat up batteries but since I got it to plug into my truck this isn't too much of a concern. I find the sound is good (of course that relies a lot on my speakers) and I think it is very good value for the price.

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Okidata Microline Ml184 300CPS Narrow Serial 120Volt Turbo 9-Pin Printer

Manufacturer: Okidata
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Dot Matrix | Printers | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Test Printer Node | Custom Stores | Specialty Stores | Electronics Features | Electronics
Accessories:

Okidata Rs-232 Serial Interface For Ml184T (Super-Speed)

Okidata Roll Paper Stand For Ml184T

Product Features:

5PART ML SER 120V DOS/WIN ENGLISH

ASIN: B00004Z9AD

Product Description

OKI offers rugged, affordable printer for industrial workstations and point-of-sale forms printing - Microline 184 Turbo. In rough conditions, with tough demands, it thrives in industrial environments or point-of-sale. The ML184 Turbo is fast and handles more forms and paper types than any printer in its class. It's small enough to fit practically anywhere, and packed with advanced, field-proven technology. And it's built to OKI's renowned standards for quality and reliability. The ML184 Turbo combines efficiency and economy with 300 characters-per-second (cps) super speed draft. To ensure that you get precise characters (even on the last page of a 5-part form), it has OKI's patented optical sensor that accurately positions the printhead. And, to make the precision last, the ML184 Turbo sports rack-and-pinion drive system plus a 200 million-character printhead - bigger and sturdier, for twice the life of many printers in its class. As for difficult media or hard-to- handle forms, the ML184 Turbo can print virtually any sheet-fed or continuous form without waste - or wait. Unlike other industrial and POS printers, the ML184 Turbo offers both bottom-feed and short-tear standard - so you can remove forms right at the perforation every time. No more wasting the next form.

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OfficePower 1250AVR Battery-Backed Automatic Voltage Regulator

Manufacturer: Cyber Power Systems
ProductGroup: CE

Uninterrupted Power Supplies | Batteries, Chargers & Power Supplies | Accessories & Supplies | Categories | Electronics
ASIN: B00073HXTQ

Product Description

OfficePower 1250AVR Battery-Backed Automatic Voltage Regulator
(Not shown.) Maintain clean power with consistent computer-safe voltage output. All outlets surge protected with two-line phone/network protection. PowerPanel Plus software included for auto-shutdown during power failures.
Runtime: 40-100 minutes. 1500 joules of surge protection. Internet and Broadband Network ready. Six surge protected outlets, three with battery backup and AVR. $400,000 connected equipment guarantee.

Product Description

Item #: ELI77002. Premium photo paper offers unsurpassed quality value at 9 mil. Glossy finish provides the look and feel of real photos. Print equally well on HP, Canon, and Epson printers. Instant dry capability. Provide better results than other equivalent products, but at much more realistic pricing. 9 mil.
Customers also search for: 9 mil; 8-1/2"x11";50EA/PK;White;Elite Image,Printer Paper,Photo,Premium Photo

ELI 77002 - Premium Photo Paper, 9 mil, 8-1/2"x11",50EA/PK,White

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ELI 77002 - Premium Photo Paper, 9 mil, 8-1/2"x11",50EA/PK,White

Manufacturer: Elite Image
ProductGroup: CE

Product Description

The BayStack 250 Series 10/100 Autosense Hubs deliver high-performance and flexible Ethernet connectivity for power workgroups - all at an unprecedented price-per-port value. All BayStack 250 Series 10/100 Autosense Hubs support 10/100 autosensing on all ports, enabling seamless migration from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps connections. Equally important, they do so without requiring time-consuming trips to the wiring closet whenever end stations are upgraded to Fast Ethernet. A built-in two-port switch in the BayStack 250, 253, 254, and 255 Hubs provides high-speed connectivity between 10 Mbps users and 100 Mbps users. The built-in two-port switch allows for greater performance through segmentation. This eliminates the need for an external switch to communicate between 10 Mbps users and 100 Mbps users.Versatile and flexible, BayStack 250 Series 10/100 Autosense Hubs satisfy a range of needs: from small, unmanaged LANs to large, feature-rich managed networks. As demands grow, users can stack up to five hubs. The stack will function as a single managed unit, providing a scalable solution that enables networks to grow incrementally for a very affordable investment.

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NILES AUDIO DS6.5 Direct Soundfield Ceiling Mount Speaker

Manufacturer: NILES AUDIO
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

In-Wall & In-Ceiling | Speakers | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
Ceiling Speakers | Speakers | Audio & Video | Categories | Electronics
Audio & Video | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Niles | Brands | Electronics Features | Electronics | Home Audio
Product Features:

The growing popularity of cathedral and vaulted ceilings poses a distinct sonic challenge for conventional ceiling loudspeakers. That is because conventional ceiling speakers radiate sound perpendicular to their mounting surface, which usually is not where the listening area is. DS Directed Soundfield loudspeakers accurately recreate high-fidelity sound regardless of where in the ceiling they are located ?preserving interior-design integrity and delivering life-like sonic quality that is not a

Injection-molded graphite-reinforced polypropylene woofer with butyl rubber surround in an integrated patent-pending pivoting mount (pivots up to 15°)

1 fluid-cooled ultra-wide dispersion tri-laminate Teteron tweeter in a patent-pending low-diffraction pivoting mount. (pivots up to 17°)

Sensitivity - 88dB for 2.83V pink noise

Recommended amplifier power - 10Watts to 150Watts

ASIN: B0001MMH6M

Product Description

Price is per speaker / Frequency response: 50 Hz - 22,000Hz / Handles up to 150 Watts / Moisture and UV Resistant / 6" Depth Frequency response - 50 Hz - 22,000Hz +/-3dB Hole cutout dimensions - 8-5/8 Diameter Depth behind ceiling - 6 (based on 1/2 drywall) Shipping weight - 5.5 pounds Moisture- and UV-resistant design with all stainless-steel or brass hardware 100% rustproof MicroPerf aluminum grille. Grille can be painted to match décor Optional brackets for new construction - FG00924

Product Description

Cool Laminator Multi-Finishing System, For Documents up to 11.7" Wide. Fast, safe, no heat, no warm-up time. Easy-to-use: turn on, insert document and press start. Economical, refillable cartridges allow you to laminate any document from business card size to banner size. Magnetic cartridge applies laminate to the front of a document, and a magnetic film to the backor apply an adhesive coating to one side of the documentgreat for signs!. Built-in corner rounder. Manufacturers one-year limited warranty
Includes a starter cartridge of double-sided lamination film and an AC power cord.
Laminates and trims document in less than 20 seconds. 20w x 15d x 25-3/4h. Shpg. wt. 25 lbs.

Product Description

The Bay Networks BayStack Access Node Hub (ANH) routers cost-effectively connect small remote offices and ensure network availability while minimizing network-operating costs. BayStack ANH configurations integrate the function of both a router and a hub into one platform, simplifying equipment and management requirements.The serial interfaces provide remote office network design flexibility. For mission-critical applications, they facilitate Dial Backup and Bandwidth-on-Demand support. In addition, Dial-on-Demand functionality enables ANHs to extend network availability on an as-needed basis to small remote sites, minimizing WAN service costs. Optionally, Synchronous interfaces can be used for SDLC, allowing both IBM SNA and multiprotocol LAN traffic over one consolidated WAN link to the internetwork backbone. The ANH easily integrates with the enterprise internetwork by supporting Bay Networks Routing Services (BayRS), which provides support for all major LAN and WAN protocols. The microprocessor, used in the ANH's highly integrated design, easily maintains high forwarding and filtering rates regardless of the number of protocols and network interfaces used - even when processing SNMP management inquiries.

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REFRB BAYSTACK ANH ROUTER

Manufacturer: Nortel Networks
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Product Description

Average customer rating:

a handy tool; good value for the price

I carry it along with me everywhere

Not very bright Dictionary

Fun, educational product!

I bought one for the kid and .....

Seiko ED5640 American Heritage Dictionary and Roget's New Thesaurus

Manufacturer: Seiko
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

English Dictionaries | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Thesauruses | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Over 220,000 definitions from

Over 500,000 synonyms from

Definition search and 80,000-word spell checker

EZ-Learn teaching system helps build vocabulary skills

SAT and TOEFL study lists for test preparation

ASIN: B000056WQQ

Amazon.com Product Description

Make sure you're always using the right word in the right way with this Seiko dictionary, which combines a print dictionary and thesaurus, an advanced spell checker, and Seiko's EZ-Learn teaching system.

Improve your vocabulary with 220,000 definitions from The American Heritage Dictionary and more than 500,000 synonyms from Roget's II: The New Thesaurus. The dictionary also features advanced phonetic spell checking for more than 80,000 words, and the EZ-Learn teaching system helps build vocabulary skills in five ways.

This dictionary finds and displays inflected forms of nouns, adjectives, and verbs. The inflection checker corrects incorrect verb conjugations and inflection errors. This product also contains SAT and TOEFL study lists for test preparation and built-in spelling and synonym-antonym quizzes.

Use the mini-QWERTY keyboard to type in entries. This dictionary weighs only 11 ounces and comes with a protective cover and one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews:

a handy tool; good value for the price.......2002-06-08

This Seiko Dictionary and Thesaurus is a great companion. Compared to a traditional dictionary and a thesaurus, it's less expensive, it's easier to carry, and has a better user interface.

I'm skeptical of the claim that it has 220,000 definitions. It is missing some words that are in my 60,000-word dictionary, such as "defenestrate" and "valetudinarian". In some cases, multiple entries refer to the same definition. (If you look up "volatility", you get the definition for "volatile".) Perhaps it has 220,000 _entries_, but not 220,000 definitions?

When I ordered this product from Amazon.com, it arrived with two sets of Spanish instructions and no English instructions. I contacted Seiko customer service about this three months ago and they promised me a set of English instructions. It never arrived, and now Seiko customer service doesn't even answer my e-mails.

Fortunately, the product is easy to figure out without instructions. :-)

In spite of the questionable number of definitions and the poor customer service, I give it a full 3 stars because it was so inexpensive.

I carry it along with me everywhere.......2002-04-18

I have fun using Seiko's Word Power Personal Tutor. I like to articulate what I'm thinking, saying or writing; So I'm constantly using the spell checker and dictionary. The Q&A gets the brain moving - words that you wouldn't think about you have to figure how they relate to one of the mutliple choices. I like it and recommend it.

Not very bright Dictionary.......2002-02-24

I received this dictionary as a gift. I am a reader and look up words I don't know. The idea was that I could carry this one around and look up the word at the very time I discovered one I didn't know.
Unfortunately, I believe too much brain space of the dictionary is taken up with games and such...which I don't use. NONE of the words I have looked up since Christmas are included. I have come to believe that if I need to look up the word, it isn't there.
A true disappointment.
Examples: defenstration, quintile, arisaid, circadian, neoprene.
I suggest A READER'S DICTIONARY with all the obscure words and none of the games. After all, a reader's entertainment is READING, not games.

Thank you!

Fun, educational product!.......2002-02-22

This is a great, inexpensive little product!! It is compact and convenient to use. It is terrific for people who cannot spell, alike myself. I only wish there were more words listed in the dictionary!

I bought one for the kid and ............2002-02-01

I took some quizzes myself.
Woohoo! I scored 70% average.
So many words, so little time.

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